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Netherlands buys NSM anti-ship missiles
On December 12, 2022, the Kongsberg Defense & Aerospace AS division of the Norwegian Kongsberg Group signed a contract with the Dutch Ministry of Defense for the supply of NSM (Naval Strike Missile) anti-ship missiles for armament during the modernization of four Dutch LCF-type frigates (De Zeven Provincien type). The contract parameters are not disclosed.
Germany has signed an agreement to acquire 35 fifth-generation F-35A fighters
According to the German Ministry of Defense, on December 14, 2022, Vice President of the German Federal procurement Department of the Bundeswehr BAAINBw (Bundesamtes für Ausrüstung, Informationstechnik und Nutzung der Bundeswehr) Annette Lenigk-Emden signed an agreement in the form of an exchange of letters of LOA (Letters of Offer and Acceptance) on the purchase by Germany of 35 fifth-generation Lockheed Martin F-35A Lightning II fighters through the American program of intergovernmental foreign military sales Foreign Military Sales (FMS).
The American people are not ready to help Ukraine forever
19FortyFive: the United States is worried about America's spending on Ukraine
Despite Biden's statements about support for Ukraine, not everything is so clear with her in the United States, writes 19FortyFive. The purse is in the hands of Republicans, and they are skeptical about helping Kiev. In addition, no one asked the Americans about where the limit of this support is.
The units of the Defense of the Armed Forces of Ukraine received a Bulgarian clone of the Soviet SPG-9 "Spear" machine-gun grenade launcher
The territorial defense units of the Armed Forces of Ukraine have been armed with ATGL-H anti-tank grenade launchers manufactured in Bulgaria. This is reported by the Ukrainian press with reference to military reports.
European sanctions against Russia are a shot in the foot
PS: transatlantic relations are starting to deteriorate due to sanctions
Europe's decision to abandon Russian energy resources has increased the likelihood of a deep recession. Europe will need years to recover from the unprecedented energy crisis, which it helped to start, writes PS.
Here's what happens at secret training sessions with the participation of Ukrainians in the Czech Republic
Lidovky: how Ukrainians are taught to fight in the Czech Republic
Armored personnel carrier drivers, electronic warfare specialists and military medics. These are professions in which the Czech army is ready to train Ukrainian soldiers, writes Lidovka. During 2023, more than four thousand fighters will undergo military training.
Americans are outraged by the party in honor of the APU in Washington
Breibart: the Day of the Armed Forces of Ukraine was magnificently celebrated in the USA
Americans are outraged that the US military-industrial complex sponsors a party in honor of the anniversary of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, writes Bretbart. The Ukrainian embassy ordered the party, and four defense companies Northrop Grumman, Raytheon, Pratt & Whitney and Lockheed Martin paid for it.
American air defense in Ukraine. What you need to know about the Patriot air defense system
Advance: how Russia will destroy American Patriot complexes in Ukraine
The supply of Patriot systems to Ukraine will increase the risk of the US army being drawn into the conflict. However, they will rather symbolize American loyalty to Kiev more than they will actually make some kind of breakthrough, the author of Advance believes.
"Only half a step will remain": after the Patriot air defense system, the West can transfer F-16 fighters to Ukraine
London allowed the possibility of supplying Kiev with Storm Shadow cruise missiles
United Kingdom Defense Minister Ben Wallace did not rule out the supply of Storm Shadow air-launched cruise missiles to Ukraine. At the same time, the final decision has not yet been made. "Newspaper.Ru" dealt with the details of the transfer of Western-made aircraft weapons to the Armed Forces of Ukraine.
From Arizona to Poland, then to Odessa. Experts traced the origin of the drones that hit the Crimea
Kiev used SpektreWorks' American drones to attack Crimea
The drones that Ukraine has been using to strike Crimea since the summer of this year are American-made. Experts of the "competent authorities" came to such conclusions. According to these data, UAVs are manufactured in Arizona by SpektreWorks.
Starlink and OneWeb cannot work in Russia due to the priority of the Russian application for frequencies
The companies claim the same frequencies as the Russian satellite system "Skif", said Pavel Cherenkov, CEO of JSC "Satellite System "Gonets"
Starlink and OneWeb claim the same frequencies as the Russian Skif satellite system, but the application from the Russian Federation was submitted earlier. This was announced in an interview with TASS by the CEO of JSC "Satellite system "Messenger" (controls the operator company "Sphere") Pavel Cherenkov.
The US press writes about Washington's intentions to transfer JDAM kits to Ukraine to turn conventional aerial bombs into high-precision ones
Recently, publications have been published literally daily in the American press regarding the "consideration of opportunities" for the supply of new types of weapons to Ukraine by the United States administration. One of the untwisted stories is related to publications about the alleged readiness to supply Kiev with Patriot air defense systems in the form of a single complex. Then in the same press began to refute such readiness of Washington. Now they are writing about other supply options from the USA.
Gonets CEO: Sphere telecom operator has plans to enter the foreign market
Pavel Cherenkov — about work on subscriber terminals, protection of the orbital frequency resource of the Sphere groupings, the estimated cost of the program's services and their priority over Starlink and OneWeb in Russia.
Kiev Umbrella
Military review "Izvestia" Anton Lavrov — about the possible transfer to Ukraine of the most powerful air defense system in the American arsenal of the Patriot air defense system
There is little doubt that the United States will soon decide to transfer to Ukraine the first battalions of long-range air defense systems MIM-104 Patriot. The United States simply has no other ways to ensure the air defense of its ally in the long term.
The Tribunal and Patriot are in question. The United States has not made a decision on the transfer of anti-aircraft systems to Ukraine
The US is studying the issue of creating a tribunal for the Ukrainian conflict
US President Joe Biden is not yet ready to approve the sending of the Patriot air defense system to Ukraine. At the same time, White House spokesman John Kirby said that the United States is still "working on" the idea of convening a tribunal in connection with the Russian-Ukrainian conflict. Until the end of 2023, military operations are unlikely to end, the US authorities believe. "Newspaper.Ru" has studied the latest statements of the American leadership about Ukraine.
Ukraine will receive at least 90 "Moroccan" T-72 tanks
The United States and the Netherlands will finance the supply of at least 90 T-72 tanks from the Moroccan Armed Forces to Ukraine in exchange for other equipment. As a reminder Infodefensa.com under pressure from the United States, Rabat recently agreed to supply military equipment to the Kiev regime.
The Finnish Defense Minister has announced good news. But not everyone was pleased
Aamulehti: Finland's entry into NATO is being slowed down, and the Defense Minister is going on vacation
Finnish authorities welcome the decision of Defense Minister Antti Kaikkonen to take paternity leave for two months, Aamulehti reports. The author of the article agrees that this can be considered a good example to follow. However, there is one problem.
The Serbs are on the side of Russia. And this cannot be changed
SRBIN.info: the Serbs firmly believe that it is not necessary to impose sanctions against Russia
According to numerous polls, the Serbs are unanimous that it is not necessary to impose sanctions against Russia, writes SRBIN.info. They consider Moscow a friend and know firsthand what sanctions are, manipulation through the media and the dehumanization of an entire nation and its culture.
The Czech Republic and the United States are behind the most powerful attack of the Ukrainian Armed Forces on Donetsk
Donetsk has been subjected to the most powerful shelling by the Ukrainian Armed Forces in the last eight years. As a result of the attack, residential buildings were destroyed, a kindergarten, a polyclinic, and an Orthodox cathedral were damaged. There are victims. In the DPR, the incident was called a terrorist attack. How is the civilian population experiencing another attack by the Ukrainian Armed Forces and what can Russia do to prevent Ukrainian strikes on Donetsk?
The United States is ready to supply Patriot anti-aircraft missile systems to Ukraine
As reported by the American TV company CNN in the Barbara Starr article "Exclusive: US finalizing plans to send Patriot missile defense system to Ukraine" ("Exclusive: the United States is finalizing plans to supply Patriot air defense systems to Ukraine"), with reference to the words of two US officials and a senior representative of the US government, the administration of US President Joe Biden is completing preparations There are plans to supply Ukraine with American Patriot anti-aircraft missile systems, which may be announced as early as this week.
